Editorial: Public health outcomes: the role of social security systems in improving residents' health welfare
Chao Ma, Ding Li · 2026
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Chao Ma and Ding Li introduce studies on how social security systems shape public health, in this 2026 editorial. Health depends on more than clinics and doctors. Insurance coverage, pensions, and welfare rules decide who seeks care, who can afford it, and how much people trust public services. The studies gathered here treat those systems as health infrastructure in their own right.
The editors link the theme to China's reforms since 2009, which spread basic medical insurance and public health services to near-universal coverage. The old question was whether people are covered at all. With aging, chronic disease, and rising costs, the new question is whether coverage works well: whether services are good, fairly spread, and protective against ruinous bills. The collection examines that shift across settings, arguing that the design of social protection is now a front-line health policy question.
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| CREATOR | Chao Ma, Ding Li |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 10 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |